''My impression has always been that Direct Cinema first generation looked
pretty crappy to begin with because they were getting a lot of grain and
getting grayer blacks etc, to shoot with available light.''
Right, the way it was shot may be what they perceive as ugly ('' so much
worse than a
Hi all,
Does anyone have any information on the workflow used for Frederick
Wiseman's HIGH SCHOOL? Specifically interested in whether it was shot on
negative or reversal, and whether release prints would have been made from
an internegative or directly from AB rolls.
I projected what I thought
Julian:
Shot by Dick Lieterman.. BW neg, quite clearly, probably Kodak Double-X. The
prints would have suffered generation loss because BW neg would go to a master
positive, then a dupe neg, then a print. DuArt was Wiseman’s usual lab, but
don’t know who would have made newer prints. I
Jeff:
BW neg, quite clearly, probably Kodak Double-X
Would they have pushed the stock? My impression has always been that Direct
Cinema first generation looked pretty crappy to begin with because they were
getting a lot of grain and getting grayer blacks etc, to shoot with available
light.
